JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022

University of Arkansas

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Sam M. Walton College of Business
Economics
Assistant Professor

JOE ID Number: 2021-02_111467304
Date Posted: 09/07/2021
Date Inactive: 01/31/2022
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
O1 -- Economic Development
C0 -- General
O4 -- Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
Keywords:
Economic Development
Econometrics
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics in the Sam M Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of economic development beginning in Fall 2022. We invite applied econometricians working on issues in low-income countries to apply. In addition to competitive compensation, the college provides resources including start-up packages and excellent technical support.

Required Qualifications: (1) A doctoral degree in economics with a field in economic development; (2) the potential to produce high quality academic research in leading journals and secure external research funding; (3) a commitment to high quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants are expected to have earned a Ph.D. in economics by August 12, 2022.

Preferred Qualifications: (1) Applied econometricians with experience working with micro data; (2) Candidates with a research focus that complements those of our current faculty (international trade and behavioral/experimental economics); (3) Experience with field experiments is a plus.

Application Requirements:
  • Letters of Reference
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application deadline: 12/01/2021
Reference Instructions:
Three letters of reference should be submitted through JOE network at https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/ (click on “Apply for this Job” link in the JOE ad). Following AEA recommendations, screening interviews will be conducted virtually in January 2022.
Application Instructions:
Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae and at least one research paper by December 1, 2021, to receive full consideration. Please submit applications electronically through the University of Arkansas online hiring system at: https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS/job/Fayetteville/Assistant-Professor-of-Economics_R0005495. In addition, three letters of reference should be submitted through JOE network at https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/ (click on “Apply for this Job” link in the JOE ad). Following AEA recommendations, screening interviews will be conducted virtually in January 2022.